Thanks Buffy.

The loss of a parent was more traumatic for me than losing a person that I never met and only wrote to. I think this is because parents are very involved in our lives and are more enmeshed in our personal story.

I loved my friend but when I saw the funeral I felt I could start to say good bye. With a parent it took me months and maybe a couple years to say good bye and start to heal.

What is anyone else's experience with losing someone?